Former lead BBC news presenter pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children
London — Huw Edwards, the BBC’s former top news presenter, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children. The offenses he pleaded guilty to at Westminster Magistrates’…
An ‘Undue Burden’
Prague/Washington — Portraits of Alsu Kurmasheva are scattered throughout the Prague apartment she shares with her husband and two daughters. But the journalist has not set foot here in more than…
Duty-hardened French troops face new challenge: Keeping Olympics safe
Only days into the Paris Olympics, France has already weathered attacks on its rail and internet service. But it’s also mounted a massive security umbrella that includes tens of thousands…
Russia set to postpone World Friendship Games, once seen as rival to Paris Olympics
Paris — A Russian sports event widely regarded as an attempt to rival the Paris Olympics is set to be postponed to next year, organizers said Tuesday. The World Friendship Games…
3rd child dies after stabbing attack on UK dance class
LONDON — A 9-year-old girl wounded in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England died Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three, as police…
Taliban disavow many Afghan diplomatic missions abroad
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday disavowed many Afghan diplomatic missions overseas, saying it will not honor passports, visas and other documents issued by diplomats associated with Afghanistan’s former Western-backed administration….
Russia’s alleged sabotage attacks stoke fear among refugees in Europe
London police in April said they had charged two British men with aiding Russian intelligence following a suspected arson attack on a business with ties to Ukraine. This and other…
Russia’s top spymaster falsely claims Kremlin does not interfere in other countries’ affairs
To project influence, Moscow habitually goes beyond diplomacy, using malicious hybrid strategies and, in some instances, wars of aggression. …
UK police arrest man after 8 stabbed in ‘deeply shocking’ incident
London — British emergency services said a man had been arrested after at least eight people were stabbed in Southport, northwest England, on Monday, with a local children’s hospital declaring a…
Meeting in Beijing, China’s Xi and Italy’s Meloni discuss conflicts
Beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East at a meeting in Beijing on Monday,…
Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast, push to free prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of…
Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians
Ankara — President Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort…
France showcases fighter jets in the Philippines, defends freedom of navigation
CLARK, Philippines — France renewed a commitment to help defend freedom of navigation and overflight in the Asia-Pacific Sunday and said that its supersonic fighter jets — a pair of which…
5 killed, dozens wounded in Ukraine’s Donetsk region; Russia claims gains
KYIV — Five civilians died and 15 more were wounded following Russian strikes Saturday and overnight in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, its governor said, as Moscow claimed further gains in its…
With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
LONDON — When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO countries if they were attacked, it triggered alarm…
Italy’s prime minister heads to China to repair rift
Helsinki, Finland — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit China from Friday to Tuesday for a trip that analysts say aims to repair the rift caused by Rome’s withdrawal last…
Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba
HAVANA — Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months in a visit that Cuba called routine. Cuban authorities fired…
Mali army, Russian allies suffer heavy losses in country’s north, sources say
Dakar, Senegal — Mali’s army and its Russian allies suffered a major setback and significant losses on Saturday while fighting separatists in the country’s north, a spokesman for the rebels told…
Hungary’s Orban: Russia stands to gain as ‘irrational’ West loses power
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that Russia’s leadership was “hyper rational” and that Ukraine would never be able to fulfill its hopes of becoming a…
7 out of 10 French high-speed trains to run Saturday after sabotage
Paris — Seven out of 10 French high-speed trains will run Saturday on three key routes, a day after saboteurs paralyzed much of the train network as the Olympic Games started…